Artificial minnow



19, 1939. J. WYATT ARTIFICIAL MINNOW Filed Jan. 24, 1939 AttorneysPatented Dec. 19, 1939 'UNTE "rsr orrice 2 Claims.

The present invention relates to fish lures and has for its primaryobject to provide a device of this character in the form of anartificial minnow embodying a rigid body to which the hooks are attachedand having its front end provided with a fiat inclined face, the bottomportion of the front end being rounded and weighted whereby to cause therear end of the minnow to be maintained in a substantially horizontalposition when being drawn through the water and to produce a wobblingmovement of the rear end thereof as well as a transverse rockingmovement in simulation of the motion of a swimming fish.

An important object of the present invention is to provide an artificialminnow of this character in which the rounded bottom portion of theweighted front end thereof will cause a transverse rocking movement ofthe body of the minnow, the rounded bottom portion eliminating anyflattened surfaces tending to restrict this rocking movement.

A still further object is to provide an artificial minnow of thischaracter of simple and practical construction, which is efficient anddependable in use, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwisewell adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction asmore fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer tolike parts throughout, and in which--- Figure l is a side elevationalView,

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view,

Figure 3 is a front elevational view,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional View through the frontend of the minnow, and

Figure 5 is transverse sectional View taken substantially on a line 5-5of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral 5 designates thebody of the minnow which is of elongated form and preferably constructedof substantially light-weight wood or similar buoyant material. The body5 is of generally rounded form in cross section and is curvedlongitudinally and slightly tapered toward its rear end as illustratedin Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing. The rear extremity of the body isfiat and inserted therein is a screw-eye 6 which has its side edgespositioned horizontally and secured thereto is a rear hook I.

To the upper surface of the body, adjacent the forward end and extendingat a forwardly inclined angle is a screw-eye 8 to which the fishline 9is attached for drawing the lure through the water.

The front end of the body, in the region of the screw-eye 8 is enlargedin a vertical direction to form a substantially oval-shaped head [0, thebottom portion of which is of an increased thickness as more clearlyillustrated in Figure 5 of the drawing. The under side of the headportion ill is rabbeted as shown at II and conformably fitted in therabbeted portion is a weight I2 formed of metal, the weight extendinglongitudinally throughout the under side of the head portion and has itslongitudinal side edges rounded as shown at E3 in continuation of thecontour of the bottom of the head and the front end of the weightedmember tapers as shown at M.

Immediately rearwardly of the weight !2 and in longitudinal alignmentwith the set screw 8 is the set screw l5 to which the front hook I6 isattached.

The front surface of the head It is flattened as shown at H and isinclined forwardly and downwardly.

By reason of this construction the line, when drawn through the waterwill ride with its fiattened front end substantially perpendicular, thepressure of the water against this flattened surface causing the rearend to occupy a substantially horizontal position as shown in Figure l.The rear end of the body being free, will swing from side to side andthe plane of the eye 6 will likewise enable the rear hook I to swingsimilarly. During the swinging movement of the rear end of the body, theweighted longitudinally offset front end will prevent the body fromspinning and the rounded bottom of the weight will enable the body torock transversely without interference in simulation of the swimmingmotions of a minnow.

It is believed the details of construction and manner of use of theinvention will be readily understood from the foregoing without furtherdetailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. An artificialminnow comprising an elongated longitudinally curved body having atransversely enlarged front end, and a fish line attaching membersecured to the body at its outer curved surface in the region of thejunction of the enlarged front end with the body and to which a fishline is adapted for attaching for drawing the minnow through the water,the rear end of the minnow being free to swing transversely, said frontend being weighted at its bottom and having rounded longitudinal edgesto facilitate transverse rocking movement of the body.

2. An artificial minnow comprising an elongated longitudinally curvedbody having a transversely enlarged front end, and a fish line attachingmember secured to the body at its outer curved surface in the region ofthe junction of the enlarged front end with the body and to which a fishline is adapted for attaching for drawing the minnow through the water,the rear end of the minnow being free to swing trans- JOHN L. WYATT.

